Larry Kudlow was speaking with some very knowledgable people today. They were of the opinion that Obamacare was doomed. 39 democrats joined with the GOP in the House to delay the individual mandate for a year. The democrats in the Senate have not had a vote yet but 16 of them are in grave danger of losing their elections. The GOP would take over the senate with a near veto proof majority. So some of the democrats are reading the handwriting on the wall; they can stand and lose, they can delay and maybe still lose, or they can repeal Obamacare and hope the citizens forget. Their best bet is to repeal Obamacare and hope to hold on. They agreed that Obama is inflexible and insane (my opinion) and will never give up the white whale...I mean Obamacare. He is willing to take the democrats down just so he can keep Obamacare.
They also debated the idea that statism, liberalism, or big government is on full display for everyone to see now and it is lacking. You can be a liberal and want to help the masses, the minorities, or whoever you feel sorry for but government is not the answer. Even the liberals will have to acknowledge that the best way to cure woes is the free market.
Obamacare has now become the scandal that will hang around Obama's neck for the rest of the time he is in the White House. It will drip, drip, drip with lies, exposure, denials, and defections. Things will be so much worse next year when the business mandate kicks in and 60% of the American people will be affected. The only way out, to end the bleeding, is to repeal Obamacare.